OpenAI says it busted a shadowy Chinese operation that used ChatGPT to whip up data centre hate (and that achieved…

OpenAI has reported that China-based actors used its ChatGPT tools to generate social media content for covert influence operations targeting US debates on AI, data centers, and tariffs. The operations, which aimed to sow distrust in US institutions and technology, were assessed by OpenAI as having minimal impact and did not achieve a breakout on any platform. Despite the low impact, OpenAI believes these operations highlight the potential for foreign influence in legitimate public discussions.

• COMPANY OpenAI